Public gets look at Kenton communications center

Expanded facility reduces noise, increases space

12:37 AM,
Jun. 30, 2013

Ed Butler, director of the communications center.

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Local dignitaries and the public got their first look at the expanded Kenton County Emergency Communications Center during an open house Friday.

Tours of the center followed a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The 2,700-square-foot expansion is aimed at reducing noise and offering more work space for dispatchers, as the county prepares to add five more cities Aug. 1. On that date, the county dispatch center will start dispatching police, fire and emergency medical services for Lakeside Park, Crestview Hills, Edgewood, Fort Mitchell and Villa Hills. ...